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GENERAL IMMUNITY
Q: What is another name for Type I immunity?
Q: What are cytokines?
Q: What is the name of the cell that has many finger-like projections coming off of the
surface?
Q: What is another word for swelling?
Q: What disease/condition typically causes a result referred to as ‘altered-self cells’?
Q: What immunoglobulin is most commonly associated with allergies?
Q: What are the 5 Immunoglobulins?
DEFINITIONS/ACRONYMS
Q: Endemic
Q: WHO
Q: CDC
Q: Presented
Q: Cytotoxic
Q: Pandemic
Q: Clonal selection
Q: Endogenous
Q: Exogenous
Q: Apoptosis
Q: Retrovirus
Q: Autoimmunity
Q: HIV
Q: AIDS
Q: Provirus
NON-SPECIFIC RESPONSE
Q: What structure is considered our ‘primary line of defense”?
Q: Identify 3 chemical mediators of the non- specific defense system.
Q: How do mucus membranes assist with the non-specific defense mechanisms?
Q: The cascade of chemicals that eventually cause a cell to blow up is called the _______
system
Q: Once a pathogen enters the cell through phagocytosis, the cell forms a specialized
vacuole which encloses the pathogen. What is this vacuole called?
HIV QUESTIONS
Q: Approximately how many millions of people have died of AIDS by 2003?
Q: Approximately how many millions of people are living with AIDS in 2003?
Q: Name 6 ways in which HIV can be transmitted.
Q: In what part of the world are most of the HIV cases found?
Q: Which type of HIV is primarily found in the US?
Q: What defines when a person is no longer considered HIV+ and is considered to having
AIDS?
Q: What are the new types of drugs under investigation for the treatment of HIV? Fusion
Inhibitors, Nucleotide inhibitors and immune modulators
Q: What basketball star announced he was HIV+ due to promiscuity in the early 90’s?
Q: What black tennis star contracted HIV from a blood transfusion during surgery?
Q: What Olympic Gold medalist (in diving ) contracted HIV due to promiscuity in the
80’s?
Q: How do reverse transcriptase inhibitors work (nukes)?
Q: How do reverse transcriptase inhibitors work (non-nukes)?
Q: How do reverse protease inhibitors work?
SPECIFIC RESPONSE
Q” What are the ‘Y’ shaped structures found on the surface of B cells are called?
Q: What is the name of the cell that gives rise to both B and T cells?
Q: What MHC is associated with CD4+ cells?
Q: What MHC is associated with CD8+ cells?
Q: What are the three regions which make up the antibody often referred to as C,V, and
J?